Fonds
Penny Craik Gift
Catalogue reference: MS 116
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This record is about the Penny Craik Gift dating from 1836 to 1865.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MS 116
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Title (The name of the record)
- Penny Craik Gift
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 to 1865
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers relate to Pennys whaling career and the Franklin search expeditions includig the one he undertook in 1850-51 onboard the vessels HMS Lady Franklin and HMS Sophia
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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for a full catalogue contact archives@spri.cam.ac.uk
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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sorted by signature with misceallaneous and unidentified items at the end of the listing; some items transfered to the working files
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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MS 248 Lefroy bequest
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cambridge University: Scott Polar Research Institute
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- english
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Penny, William
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 165 parts (161 folders; 2 outsized items; 2 maps / charts)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Access to our collections is by prior appointment. See our web site for details https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/archives/
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- gift
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
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- Published finding aid
- Manuscripts in the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England by Clive Holland
- London and New York, Garland Publishing, ISBN 0 8240 9394 1
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Letters and papers written to and by William Penny
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6252fbff-aefd-4fde-863e-dee53bdbe4ea/
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Penny Craik Gift